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Striker Brown and defender Hartley are struggling with back and hip injuries respectively and Turner conceded: "I don't think they'll be playing on Friday. They are very close but Friday will come too soon."

Turner looks set to make changes after a number of his fringe players failed to sparkle in Tuesday's Johnstone Paint Trophy against Grimsby.

Pools lost 2-0 at Victoria Park and Armann Bjornsson, Colin Larkin, Jonny Rowell and Leon McSweeney struggled to make an impression.

First-choice strikers Adam Boyd and Denis Behan came on as substitutes shortly after the hour mark and seem certain to be restored to the starting line-up.